28 Best universities for Organic Chemistry in Portugal

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Portugal ranked based on their research performance in Organic Chemistry. A graph of 4.64M citations received by 153K academic papers made by 28 universities in Portugal was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Organic Chemistry

#76 in Europe

#229 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 29,178
Founded: 1911

2. University of Aveiro

Portugal | Aveiro

For Organic Chemistry

#105 in Europe

#316 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1973

3. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Organic Chemistry

#113 in Europe

#330 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

4. University of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Organic Chemistry

#144 in Europe

#389 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 25,580
Founded: 1290

5. University of Minho

Portugal | Braga

For Organic Chemistry

#169 in Europe

#454 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 19,077
Founded: 1973

6. New University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Organic Chemistry

#177 in Europe

#476 in the World

Enrollment: 20,077
Founded: 1973

7. Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Organic Chemistry

#373 in Europe

#1150 in the World

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1979

8. University of the Algarve

Portugal | Faro

For Organic Chemistry

#441 in Europe

#1432 in the World

Founded: 1979

9. University of Tras-os-Montes and Alto Douro

Portugal | Vila Real

For Organic Chemistry

#454 in Europe

#1474 in the World

Enrollment: 6,515
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1986

10. Catholic University of Portugal

Portugal | Lisbon

For Organic Chemistry

#477 in Europe

#1603 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 13,205
Founded: 1971

11. University of Beira Interior

Portugal | Covilha

For Organic Chemistry

#478 in Europe

#1611 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1986

12. University of Evora

Portugal | Evora

For Organic Chemistry

#503 in Europe

#1733 in the World

Enrollment: 10,496
Founded: 1973

13. Polytechnic Institute of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Organic Chemistry

#535 in Europe

#1903 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1985

14. Madeira University

Portugal | Funchal

For Organic Chemistry

#613 in Europe

#2311 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1988

15. Polytechnic Institute of Leiria

Portugal | Leiria

For Organic Chemistry

#688 in Europe

#2749 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1979

16. Fernando Pessoa University

Portugal | Porto

For Organic Chemistry

#719 in Europe

#2921 in the World

Founded: 1996

17. Lusophone University of Humanities and Technologies

Portugal | Lisbon

For Organic Chemistry

#739 in Europe

#3036 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1998

18. University of the Azores

Portugal | Ponta Delgada

For Organic Chemistry

#741 in Europe

#3039 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1976

19. Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Organic Chemistry

#781 in Europe

#3234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1979

20. Polytechnic Institute of Viseu

Portugal | Viseu

For Organic Chemistry

#786 in Europe

#3252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1979

21. Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo

Portugal | Viana do Castelo

For Organic Chemistry

#855 in Europe

#3647 in the World

Founded: 1979

22. Polytechnic Institute of Beja

Portugal | Beja

For Organic Chemistry

#862 in Europe

#3703 in the World

Enrollment: 3,500
Founded: 1979

23. Superior Institute of Maia

Portugal | Castelo da Maia

For Organic Chemistry

#921 in Europe

#3973 in the World

Founded: 1991

24. Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco

Portugal | Castelo Branco

For Organic Chemistry

#963 in Europe

#4193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1979

25. University Institute of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Organic Chemistry

#977 in Europe

#4257 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1972

26. Piaget Institute

Portugal | Almada

For Organic Chemistry

#1017 in Europe

#4505 in the World

Founded: 1979

27. Polytechnic Institute of Cavado and Ave

Portugal | Barcelos

For Organic Chemistry

#1193 in Europe

#5345 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1994

28. Higher School of Nursing, Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Organic Chemistry

#1232 in Europe

#5528 in the World

Founded: 2004

The best cities to study Organic Chemistry in Portugal based on the number of universities and their ranks are Porto, Aveiro, Lisbon, and Coimbra.

Chemistry subfields in Portugal

Biochemical Engineering15

Chemical Engineering25

Computational Chemistry9

Environmental Chemistry22

Inorganic Chemistry14

Materials Science28

Nanotechnology24

Nutrition and Food Science26

Petrology and Geochemistry20

Physical chemistry25

Polymer science and Plastics engineering6

Radiochemistry13